Tribute to my R32

This was the one that started the madness.  My first GT-R, a beautifully done, almost stock 1989 BNR32 that inspired the advent of GTRCanada.com, signalled the wave of RHD JDM supercars to Canada, and most importantly, gave me kms of driving pleasure.

It was one of the very first brought into Canada legally under the 15 year import law, beaten only by my buddy Justin's nearly identical gray BNR32 by a few weeks.  With it I learned everything I know about the R32 to date, turbo cars, JDM tuning and the ins and outs of importing one for Ontario roads.

The car was found by my friend Martin Skye of Skyeservice SPL Imports in Japan and brought over in the winter of 2005.  I cannot explain what a thrill it was seeing it on Canadian soil, (covered in snow on the lot in Markham, Ontario) that very first time.  Unreal.  The culmination of months of emails, lost auctions, lost leads and frustration.

She came with period correct Blitz boost controller, GReddy FMIC and A-pillar gauges, Nismo N1 bumper ducts and side skirts, R34 inspired red valve covers and very rare Work RSZ-R 17x9 wheels shod with Toyo Trampio 255 40 R17's that I sourced separately from Yahoo auctions.  I had her inspected and tuned up at C-West in Yokohama prior to shipping.  

Incidentally it also helped a well known automotive writer named Colum Wood with his career in a small way as he found out about my car and did a little piece on it for a local newspaper. This eventually got him a job with Modified Magazine.  He currently works for Autoguide.   Here are the raw pics he took for the article. I'll try to locate or scan it and post it up here.